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attritus meaning in English

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attritus [attritus] (4th) M
noun

action / process of rubbing / grindingnoun

chafing, abrasion, bruisingnoun

friction [frictions]noun
[UK: ˈfrɪk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈfrɪk.ʃn̩]

attritus [attrita -um, attritior -or -us, attritissimus -a -um] adjective

attritusadjective

bruisedadjective
[UK: bruːzd] [US: ˈbruːzd]

hardened, brazenadjective

shameless, impudent, brazenadjective

smoothedadjective
[UK: smuːðd] [US: ˈsmuːðd]

thin (style), attenuatedadjective

worn, worn down by useadjective

attero [atterere, attrivi, attritus] (3rd) TRANS
verb

chafe [chafed, chafing, chafes]verb
[UK: tʃeɪf] [US: ˈtʃeɪf]

diminish, impairverb

grindverb
[UK: ɡraɪnd] [US: ˈɡraɪnd]

rub, rub againstverb

waste [wasted, wasting, wastes]verb
[UK: weɪst] [US: ˈweɪst]

wear out / down / awayverb